§ 15-1. Failure to return books.  


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  • Whoever wilfully or negligently detains or fails to return to the city's public library any book, magazine, pamphlet, map, manuscript, picture, microfilm, phonograph record, clipping or other property belonging to such library, or pay the reasonable value thereof, within thirty (30) days from the date of the posting by registered mail of a notice addressed to such person at the last address furnished the public library, and which notice may be given at any time after the date on which such person, under the rules of the library, should have returned the loaned property, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Code 1977, § 1.204)

State law reference

Larceny from libraries, MCL 750.364, MSA 28.596.

Cross reference

Offenses against property, § 19-61 et seq.